Captain Cherryl Tindog, spokesperson of the military Western Command (Wescom), said the crew of th warship boarded the fishing vessel and found that the Vietnamese crew had on board fine meshed fish net and dead sharks.

The warship escorted the fishing vessel to El Nido where further inspection was conducted by representatives of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) alongwith the police and coast guard.

Tindog said Wescom has turned over custody of the fishing vesel to BFAR, which recommended the filing of charges against the Vietnamese crew. – Rappler.com